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Skinny Black Girl (SBG) is a master wordsmith that neglects her craft more than she should. She loves all things Game of Thrones, astrology, Jay-Z lyrics and tall, handsome men who stay long enough to cook breakfast when they spend the night.

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“I don’t want to rip the seams of my security as much as I want to loosen them a bit and see what happens.” – me to my homegirl Muze Long ago, on another iteration of this blog, I wrote a post called “The Girl Formerly Known as Ambitious.” [No …

Yesterday, I fell down the WordPress Discover page rabbit hole. Lo and behold, I located the bar where the personal bloggers hang out. Quiet reflections, everyday anecdotes, lively (KIND) comment communities, topics outside the Twitter Content Wheel of Misfortune. Inspired, I did some house cleaning around here. Tweaked my “About The …

In my efforts to breathe new life into this blog, I asked my longtime followers, via Instagram Stories, what they liked most about The Skinny Black Girl. I expected someone to trigger an epiphany, lightbulb, or a burning bush. Here’s what I got instead: I smiled as the replies came …

Today, I feel like I am done writing. This thing I’ve done most of my life feels foreign. Like a lover who has moved to their side of the bed and left a cold space in his wake. Like a Dru Hill song. How do I get that old thing …

Yesterday, the Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill to eliminate the sales tax on feminine hygiene products. This week, the Ohio Senate has hearings on the diabolical “Heartbeat” bill to prohibit abortion if the fetus has a detectable heartbeat. The message for Ohio women? Our government hates us a …